TL10 surface-to-orbit shuttle [Tempt Not the Stars] A typical orbital shuttle as used on worlds throughout explored space. This is the 50-ton cargo version; the passenger model replaces the cargo bay with 100 passenger seats and an additional life support module. Crew: 2 total. 2 crew stations covering vehicle control (ground, piloting), 3 communicators, 8 navigation aids, 3 sensors. Subassemblies: Vehicle +7, Body +6, Wheels +4, 2xWings +4. P&P: 100,100-kW fusion reactor (200 year duration; short term access), 100,000 lbs. thrust super thruster (short term access) [2xWings]. Fuel: Occ: two normal crew stations, 2-man full life support system Cargo: 5,000-cf cargo hold Armor F RL B T U Body 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/100 Wheels 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/100 Wings 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/100 Equipment All: radiation shielding (10,000 PF). Body: 2-man airlock; two neural induction fields; two computer terminals; two long range radio communicators (50,000-mile range); medium range laser communicator (10,000-mile range); two PESAs (scan 23, 100-mile range); AESA (scan 23, 100-mile range; air search, non-targeting); two flight recorders; two sets of precision navigation instruments; two inertial compass; two GPSs; two transponders; three mini-computers (complexity 5; hardened); full fire suppression system; two cargo ramps. Statistics Size: [LxWxH] 72.6'x18.2'x9.08' Payload: 100,400 lbs. Lwt.: 175,880 lbs. Volume: 11,966 cf Maint.: 5.57 hours (17.2 mh/day) Price: $12,880,069 HT: 6 HP: 1,035 [Body], 56 each [5xWheels], 290 each [2xWings]. Ground Performance: Motive Power 50,000-kW, Top Speed 420 mph, gAcc 20 mph/s, gDec 15 mph/s, gMR 0.25, gSR 3, Ground Pressure 23,466 lbs./sf, Off Road Speed 0 mph. Air Performance: Motive Thrust 200,000 lbs., Stall Speed 180 mph, Top Speed 3,730 mph, Terminal Velocity 3,498 mph, Glide Speed 1,399 mph, Glide Ratio 61.4:1, aAccel 25 mph/s, aMR 1.09, aSR 7, aDecel 4.35 mph/s, Take off 405 yds, Landing 540 yds. Air Performance (Mid Swept): Motive Thrust 200,000 lbs., Stall Speed 120 mph, Top Speed 2,487 mph, Terminal Velocity 3,498 mph, Glide Speed 1,399 mph, Glide Ratio 138:1, aAccel 25 mph/s, aMR 1.59, aSR 7, aDecel 4.35 mph/s, Take off 180 yds, Landing 240 yds. Air Performance (Out Swept): Motive Thrust 200,000 lbs., Stall Speed 90 mph, Top Speed 1,865 mph, Terminal Velocity 3,498 mph, Glide Speed 1,399 mph, Glide Ratio 246:1, aAccel 25 mph/s, aMR 2.09, aSR 7, aDecel 4.35 mph/s, Take off 101 yds, Landing 135 yds. Space Performance: sAccel: 1.14 G / 2.65 G (empty), sDecel: 1.14 G, sMR: 1.14. Design Notes: TL10 extra light frame standard materials [Vehicle]. T TL10 DR 20 advanced composite, U TL10 DR 100 advanced composite, L TL10 DR 20 advanced composite, R TL10 DR 20 advanced composite, F TL10 DR 20 advanced composite, B TL10 DR 20 advanced composite [Vehicle]. Vehicle Features: computerized controls, sealed, radical streamlining. Air Features: standard wings, automatically controlled variable-sweep wings. Wheels: quantity 5, retract into body, improved brakes. Volume: 9,873 cf [Body], 494 cf [Wheels], 800 cf [2xWings]. Area: 2,761 sf [Body], 375 sf [Wheels], 776 sf [2xWings]. Empty Space: 490 cf [Body]. Book Options: Vehicles Expansion stall speed.